How To Be Prepared When A Natural Disaster Strikes Taking just a few simple steps each year can make a huge difference in preparing your home for a natural disaster. Keeping your yard neat and […]
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Best Outdoor Solar Lights
The best outdoor solar lights for 2021 balance durability, cost, and ease of installation, and enjoy several benefits over their wired cousins. Running extension cords through the yard is a pain, and there’s always that […]
Best Smart Thermostat
The best smart thermostat will save you money by taking you out of the equation and controlling your home’s heating and cooling directly. However, with sensors, algorithms, and geofencing – when your thermostat tracks your […]
Best Air Quality Monitors
Air quality monitors can detect and measure multiple air-borne contaminants frequently found indoors, offering a glimpse into the quality of the air you breathe in every single day. Wildfire smoke, smog, furniture off-gassing, and even […]
Best Solar Air Heaters
One of the best things about switching to solar power is saving money on your energy bills. We do love helping to protect the environment by lowering our carbon footprint, but being able to save […]
Best Air Filtration Systems
The best air filtration systems, are able to sift out almost all the harmful airborne contaminants in your home, leaving you and your family healthier and happier. Air filters typically remove two contaminants in your […]
Best Home Insurance Companies for Eco-Friendly Homeowners
Green building is a growing trend and even home insurance companies are hopping on the bandwagon. But it’s not always easy to figure out which ones offer the best benefits to green homeowners or how […]
LEED-Platinum Bush Library Campus Opens May 1
The George W. Bush Presidential Center, which harvests its rainwater and uses solar power, is the first presidential library to earn a LEED Platinum rating.
D.C. Elephants Get New LEED Gold Home
All urban buildings should do what they can to reduce their carbon footprints — even those whose residents weigh up to 4 tons and tend to leave enormous actual footprints.
Top 10 Eco-friendly Hotels In The U.S.
Want to avoid eco-guilt while relaxing at a luxurious hotel? Here are the top 10 eco-friendly hotels in the U.S.
Diagonal Tower Adds New Slant To Skyscraper Efficiency
The 64-story Diagonal Tower planned for Seoul, South Korea, includes several passive energy systems and will use 25 percent less structural steel than similarly sized buildings.
LEED Goes To College: Top 10 New Campus Additions
Here’s a roundup of 10 innovative university and community college green building projects that made the grade with LEED certifications in the first few weeks of 2013.
Holland’s Floating Pavilion Designed For Rising Seas
To prepare for expected flooding of the countryside due to global warming, Dutch architects are designing a “climate-proof” prototype city that can rise along with the average sea level.
Chicago Green Tech Center Goes Double Platinum
Soon after celebrating its 10th birthday, the Chicago Center for Green Technology earned its second LEED Platinum certification—this time for operations and maintenance.